#bbd9ee

Color #bbd9ee

A moderately saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Light Blue #add8e6 · ΔE 5.98 Nearest Tailwind class sky-200 #b8e6fe · ΔE 4.4

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Conversions

HEX

#bbd9ee

RGB

rgb(187, 217, 238)

HSL

hsl(204.7, 60%, 83.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(204.7, 21.4%, 93.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(21.4%, 8.8%, 0%, 6.7%)

LAB

lab(85.18, -5.46, -13.58)

LCH

lch(85.18, 14.64, 248.1)

OKLCH

oklch(87%, 0.0433, 238.51)

HWB

hwb(204.7, 73.3%, 6.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#eed0bb

Analogous

#bbeee9

#bbd9ee

#bbbfee

Triadic

#bbd9ee

#eebbd9

#d9eebb

Split-complementary

#bbd9ee

#eebbbf

#eee9bb

Tetradic

#bbd9ee

#d0bbee

#eed0bb

#d9eebb

Square

#bbd9ee

#e9bbee

#eed0bb

#bfeebb

Shades

Color #bbd9ee mixed toward black.

#82b9e0

#4a9ad2

#2a75aa

#1c4e71

#0e2739

Tints

Color #bbd9ee mixed toward white.

#c6dff1

#d2e6f4

#ddecf6

#e8f2f9

#f4f9fc

Tones

Color #bbd9ee mixed toward gray.

#bfd8ea

#c3d7e5

#c8d7e1

#ccd6dd

#d0d5d9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.47:1

Aa Black text on this color

14.27:1

Black text reads better on this background (14.27:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c9c9e9 · ΔE 13.8

Deuteranopia

#c7c5e8 · ΔE 14.9

Tritanopia

#bde5e4 · ΔE 10.9

Achromatopsia

#d5d5d5 · ΔE 11.7

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #bbd9ee;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbd9ee]

Related colors

Charcoal #36454f

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Frequently asked questions

#bbd9ee (#bbd9ee) is rgb(187, 217, 238) in RGB.

No, #bbd9ee is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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